At the end of March, the Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a new “Incidental Take Permit” (or ITP) for...
By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service Taking advantage of recently approved rules, the federal government is quickly following through on...
From the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Water Resources: Today, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for long-term operations of the...
In the latest break between the Trump administration and California on environmental policy, officials on Tuesday cemented plans that will...
From the Golden State Salmon Association: GSSA and allied groups have asked a federal court to immediately block a new...
At the end of last week, Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit challenging the new biological opinions governing the operations of the federal and state water projects. Here are the few reactions I received: From Secretary Bernhardt at the...
This just in from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the California Natural Resources Agency, and the...
Yesterday, President Trump was in the San Joaquin Valley where he signed the Record of Decision finalizing the new biological...
President Donald Trump made good on a campaign promise Wednesday to send more water from Northern California to cities and farmers in the state’s central and southern regions – a move denounced by critics as harmful to endangered species and...
From the Department of the Interior: Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt joined President Donald Trump and other...
The California Water Law Symposium is on my short list of not-to-be-missed events on my yearly calendar. The symposium is...
California filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration to block new rules that allows farmers to use more water from the state’s largest rivers, citing the rules’ failure to protect endangered fish species. By Jon Parton, Courthouse News...
Coodinated Operations Agreement addendum, State Water Project incidental take permit, and the Yuba-Feather Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations program At the December...
Final environmental impact statement released for the biological opinions for Central Valley Project and State Water Project long-term operations From...
From the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today called on Governor Gavin Newsom and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to work together to develop consistent standards for water projects in California. “I am deeply worried that we...